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 Skookum Jim
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Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
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| stemhovlichski wrote on Sat, 03 June 2023 11:35 |
... When the Oilers had little or no farm system, it really showed in the management of the team. There was no pool to pick from and no planning for the future and it showed on the ice. Bakersfield changed all that - we can assign or elevate players as necessary, fill in holes in emergencies and let new guys test the NHL. ..
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Agree. In fact I think that maybe one of the most important people in the organization is Keith Gretzky.. he's almost full time looking at Bako and the ECHL team.. essentially the minor league GM.
He's doing a good job.. Oiler farm teams almost never had mid to late round picks developing into NHL players.. part of that was the scouting.. but I think the most important factor is the development after.. oilers seem to be putting more resources towards the farm system.. positive sign.
[Updated on: Sun, 04 June 2023 03:25]
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P. Chiarelli math.. T. Hall = A. Larsson, Yak= bag o'pucks (OK he got one right...) K. Russell = $4.1 M+NMC, G. Reinhart= M. Barzal + A. Beauvillier, J. Eberle = R. Spooner,
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